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DR. Charlie Shedd related a story in one of his book’s about a young pastor. It seems his sermons would start out clear, concise, and with focus until it reaches to a certain point when the sermon would act like a balloon with the air let out.Finally the leader of the congregation approached the young man and asked: “Pastor Brannigan, your sermons start out so well but the become scattered. Do you know why?” With pride the young pastor replies: “Well, I prepare to a certain point and then I let God take over.” After a brief thought the leader answers: “Congratulations, you part is much better than God’s.”
A sermon has a point in it timewise I call the poignant moment. When preaching, the sermon often reaches a point when the audience shows they really get it; a moment of “Ah, ha”; even an epiphany. That is when the preacher should stop, but few do. Often preachers who write or even outline their sermons, miss this poignant moment because they have to get to the end of what they wrote. The moment came and went and their audience only experiences relief at its ending. When that happens, the preacher has failed in his preaching. Beware preachers that preach from a script. The best ones preach on-a-fly. These can be aware of the poignant moment and stop accordingly.
jmworacle almost 5 years ago
DR. Charlie Shedd related a story in one of his book’s about a young pastor. It seems his sermons would start out clear, concise, and with focus until it reaches to a certain point when the sermon would act like a balloon with the air let out.Finally the leader of the congregation approached the young man and asked: “Pastor Brannigan, your sermons start out so well but the become scattered. Do you know why?” With pride the young pastor replies: “Well, I prepare to a certain point and then I let God take over.” After a brief thought the leader answers: “Congratulations, you part is much better than God’s.”
david_42 almost 5 years ago
Ten minutes for god, ten minutes for ego, and the rest for the devil.
Yakety Sax almost 5 years ago
“No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.” Mark Twain
“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” Mark Twain
Dani Rice almost 5 years ago
The brain cannot absorb more than the backside can endure.
Michael G. almost 5 years ago
Ramen! (Have you been touched?)
preacherman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
A sermon has a point in it timewise I call the poignant moment. When preaching, the sermon often reaches a point when the audience shows they really get it; a moment of “Ah, ha”; even an epiphany. That is when the preacher should stop, but few do. Often preachers who write or even outline their sermons, miss this poignant moment because they have to get to the end of what they wrote. The moment came and went and their audience only experiences relief at its ending. When that happens, the preacher has failed in his preaching. Beware preachers that preach from a script. The best ones preach on-a-fly. These can be aware of the poignant moment and stop accordingly.
Plods with ...™ almost 5 years ago
Take off your watch and place it on the pulpit.
It doesn’t mean anything, but it gives the congregation hope that you are looking at it.